Stars are only remembered after they die: Bipasha Basu

After being in the industry for more than a decade, Bipasha Basu says an actor's life is a sad one. She says even superstars fade away after a point and are remembered only when they die. A classic example is...

After being in the industry for more than a decade, Bipasha Basu says an actor's life is a sad one. She says even superstars fade away after a point and are remembered only when they die.



"An actor's life is very sad. The biggest of superstars in our country fade away after some time and are remembered only when they die. But what to do? It is very vulnerable, very sad, but that is the way it is. Nothing is permanent in their life," Bipasha told IANS on the phone from Mumbai.



A classic example is that of Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood's first superstar. All but forgotten for almost a decade, he emerged briefly in a rather sad TV spot and the next thing we knew was that he was in hospital, came out, went in again and came out for the last time - only to die a few days later. Of course, there was a nationwide outpouring of grief - and this is just the point Bipasha is making.



"Once you achieve success, you just want to work, you don't want to be forgotten. It is an emotion that every actor worldwide, male or female, goes through," said the 33-year-old, who plays an actress whose career is on the downfall in her forthcoming film Raaz 3.



Directed by filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, the movie, a sequel to 2009 film Raaz, also stars Emraan Hashmi and Esha Gupta.

Bipasha says people want to know everything about an actor's life and that is the reason films like The Dirty Picture, Raaz 3 and Heroine are made.



"Acting is a very enigmatic line. Being a celebrity people always want to know about your personal life - what you are? What you eat? How you live? Where you go? Who are you dating? How you breathe?"



Raaz 3 is about struggle of an actor's life to attain fame and success. And the actress says that an actor's life makes an interesting proposition for a movie theme.



"It is an interesting profession to make a film on - either the actor's life or an actress'. In today's time everybody wants to be an actor. It is a fascinating profession and people want to know about behind the scenes. And that is the reason there have been so many movies made on the same topic," said Bipasha, who made her acting debut with the 2001 film Ajnabee.



So, are such films actually based on real life incidents?



"These are all fictional and little drawn from reality. Such films are basically different types of storytelling of different directors, which make for very interesting stories," added Bipasha.

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